To update eclipse software on Linux behind proxy is a bit tricky but doable and here is how:
1) Find the proxy server’s host name and your account’s authentication info
2) Open the network connection by “Windows”->”Preferences”-> “General”->”Network Connection”, select “manual” and enter the proxy information. Below is a screenshot of my setup:

You never know what will happen next in life. One lazy afternoon, when I was enjoying my afternoon tea, two funny yellow birds showed up at my door. They introduced themselves as Tweet and Mini Tweet. I guess they are twins, but one is much much bigger than the other. They came with questions, and, boys, did I have the answer!

When working with VOIP, it’s helpful to have Asterisk server on the development machine. Asterisk server is Digium’s software implementation of PBX (private branching exchange), which provides features like voice calls, video and voice conferencing, and messaging. This blog entry details how to set up and apply basic configuration to an Asterisk on an Ubuntu virtual machine.

I’ve wanting to learn more about creating games using Unity3D, and finally got some time on my hand to start. It took around five 4 to 5 hours of following Brackey’s wonderful Unity 2D tutorial to create a Pong game. The finished game is on http://rave.shallwelearn.com/pong/pong.html

I was able to set up the Django sample site on my Dreamhost site. Django is a high-level Python Web framework that facilitates rapid web application development. I was able to follow the Django tutorial and instruction from Dreamhost to add a Django site to my domain.

Java 8 (1.8.11 at the time of the writing) is the latest Java version. It was released in March this year and contain various major updates, including the long-waited lambda support. This blog described how to update to JDK 8 on Mac OS and also to check the lambda support with a simple app.Continue reading “Update to JDK 8 on Mac OS” »